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INTRODUCTION to WORLD GEOGRAPHY BUNDLE
Give your students a solid background in the basics of World Geography with the Introduction to World Geography Bundle.
- 4 Google Slides lessons with notetaking guides: Mapping Skills, Standard of Living, and 5 Themes of Geography.
- 20 Daily Openers with student worksheets
- Activity Packet (print, digital, editable, and answers)
- Intro Diagnostic Activity
- 3 Quizzes: Mapping Skills and 5 Themes of Geography vocabulary quiz, topography map quiz, standard of living analysis quiz
- Unit Project: Create an Island Project
- Unit Test: regular multiple choice, modified version with fewer choices, answer key and study guide
PLANNING this MINI-UNIT
The Five Themes of Geography is the third mini-unit, or topic taught, in the “Introduction to Geography” unit. This topic covers how geographers use the 5 themes of geography to gain a deeper understanding of the world.
Pacing
Teachers should plan two to three days to teach this mini-unit on a traditional schedule with one-hour class periods. However, for those on a block schedule with 1 1/2 hour classes, teachers should plan for two classes.
Openers
The “Introduction to World Geography” has 20 openers that review the following topics: Mapping Skills, Grid-System and the Earth-Sun Relationship, 5 Themes of Geography and Standard of Living. There are 5 openers directly related to the 5 Themes of Geography for this mini-unit. CLICK HERE to see more information on openers for the “Introduction to World Geography Unit.”
OPENER TOPICS
Mapping Skills
- Travel
- Political and Physical Maps
- Mapping Tools
- Country Counts
- Mapping Fun Facts
Grid System and Earth-Sun Relationship
- The Earth’s Grid-System
- The Tropical Region
- Solstice and Equinox
- Time Zones
- Fun Facts
5 Themes of Geography
- Movement
- Location
- Place
- Region
- Human Interaction with the Environment
Standard of Living
- Economy
- Standard of Living Comparison
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites
- Understanding Population Patterns
- Literacy Rates
Google Slides
GOOGLE SLIDES: After the opener, begin the 
Google Slides lesson. Students can take notes on paper using the note-taking guide provided with the Google Slides lesson, or they may take notes digitally with the electronic version (also included with the Google Slides).
TEACHING TIPS
⭐️ TEACHER TIP: I post a PDF version of the Google Slides to Google Classroom so that students can review their notes if they are absent. Click “File, Download, PDF” on the Google Slide to do this.
⭐️ TEACHER TIP: Some teachers post Google Slides in their Google Classroom and digital note-taking guides for students to complete as homework.
⭐️TEACHER TIP: When pressed for time, I will edit the note-taking guides to include answers for some boxes or delete boxes and slides entirely. Teachers should feel free to modify the lesson to meet their student’s needs and individual learning targets.
Activities
This Five Themes of Geography Note-Taking Guide should be paired with the Google Slides (see above). Teachers can walk students through these notes, or they can post lecture notes on their chosen platform and have students record the information.
The Five Themes of Geography Paragraph is an activity that should be used as a formative assessment or to check for understanding after students complete the 5 Themes of Geography Note-Taking Guide. Students are instructed to write a paragraph using the five themes of geography as a guide to describe one place’s location, region, movement, and human interaction with the environment.
5 Themes of Geography
Note-Taking Guide
5 Themes of Geography
Note-Taking Guide
These resources is part of the “Introduction to World Geography” BUNDLE that includes 4 different Google Slides lessons with note-taking guides, 20 daily openers, an activity packet, a create-an-island project, quizzes, and unit exam.
UNIT: Introduction Diagnostic Activity
Prior to teaching your geography unit on the United States and Canada, discover what your students already know about the geographic region.
This activity asks students to name countries, place physical features on a map and answer critical thinking questions.
WHAT COMES WITH THE DOWNLOAD:
1. Teacher tips and lesson plans for the activity
2. Student Worksheet
3. Answer Key
Helpful Videos
Break up direct instruction by showing a video that reviews concepts they just learned.
Key Terms & Vocabulary
5 Themes of Vocabulary Key Terms
- Five Themes of Geography
- Absolute Location
- Relative Location
- Place
- Human Interaction with the Environment
- Movement
- Region
LEARNING TARGETS
- Students will be able to identify and define the five themes of geography.
- Students will be able to formulate questions about a place using the 5 themes of geography as a guide. For example, “How do Japan’s limited area and high elevation affect how their population interacts with the environment?”
- Students will be able to write a description paragraph explaining how the 5 themes of geography apply to a specific place.
- Students will be able to argue the benefits and drawbacks of using absolute or relative location to describe a given place.
- Students will be able to apply specific examples of each of the themes of geography to the world.
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